Magazines / Mag Rack: April 09...and the end of T3 as we know it

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So the T3 rumors were true after all...that T3's gonna be dead...NOT! Bad news muna: this is the issue that ends T3 as we know it... Good news: They are still alive, but will only publish 3 issues annually (one in summer, mid year and during the holidays). So far, the first local mag to go online only.

I got these last week.

Magazines / October 2008 Mags - Rogue, Preview, Mega, T3

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Preview:




Yay!
Very, very cool editorials. 'Nuff said.

Nay!
From P125 to P140. Oh no! Not in these hard times and personal recessions. Oh well.
And oh, I thought too (and most of my friends too) thought that the cover that didn't make it was def better. The cover that made it probly made it because it fits the headline "Bold Looks" better than the other one.

I say...
I am going to make it to that creative it list someday. Not just me. Me and my friends. hahaha! JK!! No, seriously, libreng mangarap. Who knows what would happen in 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 years?

Rogue:



Yay!
The profile on Gary Lising was really, really interesting. I always saw him on TV as this goofy-greeny comedian/actor; He is actually much much more. And Earl Ignacio's piece about Rufa mae Quinto—smart and funny! Do you think it is really him inside that monkey suit?

Nay!
The boot feature was nice and cool, the little soldiers and all. But I think they pushed the creative limit a bit too far—I could hardly see the boots! and the slacks feature (not pictured) suffered the same thing.

Mega:




Yay!
The Jasmine M arty-arty ed was really nice. And some eds too.

Nay!
The binding (see last photo)! Am I just unlucky or the binding is really sad? The BB feature too. I was happy/surprised to see some BB feature here but, look at that (1st row right) and compare it to L'Officiel's or Tank's. (I am talking talking about the sad BB portraits) I'm sorry but it seems to be a very quick and not-so-planned shoot. They should have used his self-portraits-in-Marc-Jacobs-and-leggings instead, no?

I say...
The thing with Mega is, there are stuff that I find nice and ok; and there are stuff that I don't. My friend B would probably agree with me on this: it's about consistency, no?

T3:



Yay!
Hooray for the home-made features. And CEL!! Consumer Electrics Live. Will post about that later.

Nay!
Not so mag related but. might as well say it. Again, CEL. was so fun and nice...buy too short! Only three days. (They should've made it a week-long event. :-D Or maybe a two-weekend event. Oh, well, I am just happy I got to go there and see it live. I guess this is going to be an annual event. October 2009! Mark your calendars.)

Magazines / September 2008 Mags (that were) Part 2 - T3, Rogue, Rustan's Index

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For those who missed last month's magazines...
(2 of 2 (overdue) posts)
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T3:



Yay!
Isn't it interesting to see gadgets get destroyed and melted and hammered and tortured? hehe I love my gadgets alright but a little spice like this feature won't hurt. (Unless those things are mine!) haha Yay for a feature like this.

Nay!
Cheeky-est cover. Yet.

Rogue:




Yay!
It's Rogue style issue! What I like about Rogue is that when they do a 'something' issue e.g. style issue, appetite issue, etc, it's really that from start to end (unlike other mags who I don't feel much the theme of the issue, if you know what I mean. Then again, it may be just me..) It's got a sneak peek of a famous photographer's Versace tribute book, a The Sartiosialist-ic street style fashion feature (featuring NY-ers), the cover model wreaking fashion havoc (e.g ripping Armani suits, cleaning shoes with an Hermes scarf, burning a fashion book with Chanel No. 5, those kind of things), a Pepper Lunch review (is it because the owner is a 'style' person? hehe), and many more. And oh, I really loved their concept in that button-down shirts feature (See photo: 3rd row, right). Nice!

Nay!
Too western-y? Maybe the next style issue would have more Filipino style in it?

I say...
The best style issue (locally) so far. I think. Plus it came with a really nice supplement with it, Rustan's Index! Really nice that I will do a separate review for it. hehe

Rustan's Index:



Yay!
Good design, great photography, and for a supplement that is free, good printing/paper. I loved the eds (see photos above)! I think it's a beefed-up version of a promotional/marketing tool (read: catalog). I really liked it and thought it was really, vreally (very+really!) nice until I noticed something...

Nay!
Super nay. First, its fonts/styles resembled a bit of W magazine/T magazine. Not too bad. The super nay here is the cover itself. I'm not sure how they came up with the look/concept but...just look at the photo below. The pose, the color, almost everything. I mean come on, right? That's why I had a feeling something is strange with the cover when I first saw it. Click the photo below to find out, just in case you cannot decode what I'm talking about:



I say...
A really good one, if not for that sad, sad cover.